Motor vehicle crash on interstate 70 eastbound near mile marker 171, Avon CO

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Reported: 11/17/2025 04:17 AM

I-70, Avon, CO

Emergency units responded to a motor vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near mile marker 171. Two cars were involved and are off the shoulder, not blocking traffic. Fire and medical crews are on scene investigating the accident.

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Avon Ambulance, Battalion 3, Engine 3, and Engine 7, eastbound 171, and Interstate 70 eastbound.

00:09

Global motor vehicle crash and known injuries.

00:14

Medic 2 copies, and all their units responding to this traffic will be on ES1.

00:20

Well, Engine 7, copy, copies.

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(number withheld).

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As information, Fire and Abbey will be responding to a motor vehicle accident with unknown injuries eastbound I-70 at 171 at (number withheld).

00:39

Fail (number withheld). Fail, (number withheld), responding.

00:52

(number withheld)?

00:54

I got vengeance I'm responding to (number withheld).

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Good morning, I'm dating working district 3.

00:59

Good morning, I (number withheld).

01:06

L1242, I'm in the area.

01:08

Yeah, I'm (number withheld).

01:14

Agent 7, okay.

01:17

Officer 1. How did you over?

01:24

A munis responding to the census on ES1 by traffic, it's being moved to ES1.

01:28

Dale, so 43.

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So 43. So 43.

01:43

Good morning, 535.

01:44

Good morning, 535.

01:50

411. 2011.

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I'm in service available.

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Copy 26th.

02:05

Avali on cars, information-only, car and AMB, are responding to a motor vehicle accident, I-70, eastbound marker 171.

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You have fire in AMB, engine 7, and Medic 2 currently on scene.

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It provides two cars off the shoulder, not impeding traffic, and they're out investigating.

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Emergency units responded to a motor vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near mile marker 171. Two cars were involved and are off the shoulder, not blocking traffic. Fire and medical crews are on scene investigating the accident.

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